From 27d1ce99621497bf9ad97703b66f1a851dd89622 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kern Sibbald Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:40:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Changes --- docs/manual/general.tex | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manual/general.tex b/docs/manual/general.tex index 1df40f44..b53bb0a3 100644 --- a/docs/manual/general.tex +++ b/docs/manual/general.tex @@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ {\bf Bacula} is a set of computer programs that permits you (or the system administrator) to manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer data -across a network of computers of different kinds. In technical terms, it is a +across a network of computers of different kinds. Bacula can also run entirely +upon a single computer, and can backup to various types of media, including tape +and disk. + +In technical terms, it is a network Client/Server based backup program. Bacula is relatively easy to use and efficient, while offering many advanced storage management features that make it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files. Due to its modular @@ -61,7 +65,8 @@ Bacula is made up of the following five major components or services: \begin{itemize} \item \label{DirDef} - {\bf Bacula Director} service consists of the program that supervises all the + {\bf Bacula Director} service consists of the program that supervises all +the backup, restore, verify and archive operations. The system administrator uses the Bacula Director to schedule backups and to recover files. For more details see the Director Services Daemon Design Document in the Bacula @@ -69,7 +74,8 @@ Developer's Guide. The Director runs as a daemon or a service (i.e. in the background). \item \label{UADef} - {\bf Bacula Console} services is the program that allows the administrator or + {\bf Bacula Console} services is the program that allows the administrator +or user to communicate with the {\bf Bacula Director} (see above). Currently, the Bacula Console is available in three versions. The first and simplest is to run the Console program in a shell window (i.e. TTY interface). Most @@ -107,7 +113,8 @@ Developer's Guild. The Storage services runs as a daemon on the machine that has the backup device (usually a tape drive). \item \label{DBDefinition} - {\bf Catalog} services are comprised of the software programs responsible for + {\bf Catalog} services are comprised of the software programs responsible +for maintaining the file indexes and volume databases for all files backed up. The Catalog services permit the System Administrator or user to quickly locate and restore any desired file. The Catalog services sets Bacula apart @@ -141,7 +148,8 @@ configuring SQLite, please see the of this document. \item \label{MonDef} - {\bf Bacula Monitor} services is the program that allows the administrator or + {\bf Bacula Monitor} services is the program that allows the administrator +or user to watch current status of {\bf Bacula Directors}, {\bf Bacula File Daemons} and {\bf Bacula Storage Daemons} (see above). Currently, only a GTK+ version is available, which works with Gnome and KDE (or any window manager @@ -227,7 +235,8 @@ to extract any file or files you wish. \item [Catalog] \index[fd]{Catalog } - The Catalog is used to store summary information about the Jobs, Clients, and + The Catalog is used to store summary information about the Jobs, Clients, +and Files that were backed up and on what Volume or Volumes. The information saved in the Catalog permits the administrator or user to determine what jobs were run, their status as well as the important characteristics of each file @@ -376,7 +385,8 @@ correspondence to a Bacula Job (see above). \item [Verify] \index[sd]{Verify } - A verify is a job that compares the current file attributes to the attributes + A verify is a job that compares the current file attributes to the +attributes that have previously been stored in the Bacula Catalog. This feature can be used for detecting changes to critical system files similar to what {\bf Tripwire} does. One of the major advantages of using Bacula to do this is @@ -405,7 +415,8 @@ NOT YET IMPLEMENTED. \item [Retention Period] \index[fd]{Retention Period } - There are various kinds of retention periods that Bacula recognizes. The most + There are various kinds of retention periods that Bacula recognizes. The +most important are the {\bf File} Retention Period, {\bf Job} Retention Period, and the {\bf Volume} Retention Period. Each of these retention periods applies to the time that specific records will be kept in the Catalog @@ -440,7 +451,8 @@ pruned according to the retention periods defined. \item [Scan] \index[sd]{Scan } - A Scan operation causes the contents of a Volume or a series of Volumes to be + A Scan operation causes the contents of a Volume or a series of Volumes to +be scanned. These Volumes with the information on which files they contain are restored to the Bacula Catalog. Once the information is restored to the Catalog, the files contained on those Volumes may be easily restored. This -- 2.39.5